Joe Girardi
Joe Girardi
Joseph Elliott Girardiis an American professional baseball manager for the New York Yankees. Formerly a catcher, Girardi played for the Chicago Cubs, the Colorado Rockies, the Yankees and the St. Louis Cardinals. In 2006, he managed the Florida Marlins and was named the National League Manager of the Year...
deserved felt love played
I love his makeup. He's done it all -- managed in the Minors, played in the big leagues. I felt he deserved a chance.
anytime love wants
I love his dog. He's got enough dogs. We told him anytime he wants to give us his dog.
exactly job love player run taken
I love him. He comes to play every day. ... He's done exactly what you want a young player to do. He's taken the job and run with it.
bounce learn move special sure worried
I'm sure this will be a day he will remember. And this will be a day he will move on from and learn from. He's a special kid, though. He will bounce back. I'm not too worried about Hanley.
concerned daily deal hear issues none personal tend upset voice worries
I'm very concerned about it. None of us know what it is like to be Pokey Reese, the issues he's had to deal with on a daily basis. I'm not upset with him. I am just worried. We all have personal things that we have to tend to. I'm just concerned that he's OK. It worries me. I just want to hear his voice that he's OK.
best interest
In his first start, and what he's been through this spring, I didn't feel it was in his best interest to go back out there.
excited talent
I'm very excited about the young talent in that room.
industrial run systems
Industrial engineering is about making systems run better. It's problem-solving, and that's what you have to do every day on the field,
gentleman joe sure whatever
I'm not sure what he'll do, ... but I know Joe will be professional about whatever he does and will be a gentleman like always.
hear upset voice
I'm not upset with him. I just want to hear his voice that he's OK.
closer leave might mix
I may not necessarily have a closer when we leave (spring training). It might be kind of a mix and match.
behold gives good guy learn low mound next runs three
If there's one guy that should take a pitch, it should be (Mitre). But he's got a pretty good swing. Low and behold he (goes back out to the mound and) gives up three runs the next inning. Something we can learn from.
field left national stuff versatile
I want to see what he can do in left field. I want versatile players. I think that's very important, especially in the National League, where there is double-switching, and there is a lot of stuff going on. You need versatility.
gets needs sure
I want to make sure he is ready, that he's where he needs to be when he gets there so he doesn't get hurt.